Natalie Nakase was issued a challenge by Aces coach Becky Hammon ahead of the team’s game Thursday against the Los Angeles Sparks.
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The Aces’ march to their first championship — and the first major league title in Las Vegas history — was filled with entertaining games.
Despite coach Becky Hammon’s suspension, the Aces didn’t miss a beat in their WNBA season opener against the Storm on Saturday in Seattle.
Aces assistant Tyler Marsh will serve as the team’s interim coach in the season-opening game against the Seattle Storm because of Becky Hammon’s suspension.
The Aces are even-money favorites at the SuperBook to repeat as WNBA champions and the Liberty are the +110 second choice, with the Mystics a distant third pick.
The Aces won the first major league professional sports championship in Las Vegas history, so who are the greatest players in the team’s six-year tenure in the city?
Becky Hammon insists the team’s decision to trade Dearica Hamby, who was pregnant at the time, was strictly a matter of basketball and salary cap considerations.
Here’s a brief breakdown of every player on the Aces’ 2023 roster, including reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and new face Candace Parker.
No WNBA team has repeated as champion since the Los Angles Sparks in 2002. The loaded Aces have a chance to change that in 2023.
With WNBA legend Candace Parker joining fellow standouts A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, the Aces are chasing history in 2023.
The WNBA suspended Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon for two games without pay Tuesday and rescinded the team’s 2025 first-round draft pick after violations uncovered.
The Aces held their media day Monday at Vu Studios, a multi-story video production facility featuring massive LED screens and increased technological capabilities.
The Aces rolled to a preseason victory over the New York Liberty, likely the Aces’ main obstacle to a WNBA title repeat, on Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces welcome the New York Liberty, the other front-runner for the WNBA championship, for a preseason game Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces began pairing down their roster Tuesday, waiving Aisha Sheppard, part of last season’s WNBA championship team, and rookie wing Brittany Davis.
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